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Lawrence Palmer

Lawrence has reached the highest level of National Competition in the UK. Last year he qualified for the British Championships-World Trials where he made the semi-finals in 50m breast, his speciality, which saw him ranked top 10. This year he has qualified for the 2015 World Championships trials at the London Aquatic Centre in the 100m Breaststroke. He holds the current County records in the 50, 100 and 200 Breast Stroke and 200 IM and Regional for 50, 100 and 200 Breast. He is also 2014 Regional Champion for all three Breast stroke distances. He is also 2015 British summers National Champion 50 Breast, 100 breast Bronze Medalist and ASA Home Nations 200m Breast Champion. Aswell as ASA Winter National Champion at 50m Breast and bronze in the 100m Breast.

Lawrence also holds Masters British Records for 50m breast (Both Short and Long Course) 100m breast (Both Short and Long Course)

He still is in training at a very high level and is coached twice a day most days of the week in the pool and the gym by Lesley. Lawrence holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Sports Therapy at University and is working in the sports industry as a Sports Therapist which involves working alongside swimmers programmes to enhance Peak performance and also recovery and rehabilitation. Lawrence is also REPS level 3 Qualified

Lawrence is a qualified ASA Level 2 Coach.‘’I have been swimming and training competitively for over 10 years and I now feel its time to pass on my experiences and knowledge on to help develop younger swimmers who are just starting out. I have swum at the highest level and seen how the countries top swimmers train, perform and handle themselves at that elite level. I hope to pass all that I have learnt to give our swimmers a head start. I am very technically minded and feel that this is the major part of competitive swimming that is neglected, and I aim for perfection as I believe this is what makes swimmers faster the older they get. I am a big believer over quality not quantity. Alongside my studies of Sports Science at University, I understand the body and how to manipulate its system to produce the best in a swimmer at the right time. As a swimmer being coached I am fully aware of effort levels within training that are involved and this is what I strive to get out of my swimmers.’’